Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 309 Opening, County Competition!
The team practice match of Xiangbei High School is over.

Under the leadership of Supervisor Sanada, the team members of Teiko Middle School stepped on the afterglow on the ground and walked towards the outside of the Xiangbei campus.

On the way from Xiangbei Arena to the entrance of Xiangbei School, all Teiguang players lowered their heads, looking like they were in deep thought. Supervisor Sanada could understand the mood of the players at this time, and did not say anything to persuade them.

It is normal for a group of young people who grew up amidst the praises to suddenly see the sky outside the well.

A group of people walked to the gate of Xiangbei, and Supervisor Sanada left the team to contact the school bus.

"That's how the top high school kids in the country used to play."

"We are still far behind!"

Akashi stood at the gate of the Shonhoku campus, looking back at the direction of the arena in the Shonhoku campus, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.The team practice match at Xiangbei High School was a crushing game.Yingmu Huadao and others who beat them so hard that they couldn't find the north were blown away by the senior students in Xiangbei.

The huge disparity in strength made Akashi doubt his own choice, wondering if he should continue to take this basketball path.

"I'm going to be that level of player one day!"

"Not only that, I'm stronger than those people!"

Aomine Daiki looked determined, unlike Akashi, after watching this game, his love for basketball deepened.

"Impossible~Impossible~"

"Qingfeng, you can't do it."

Ziyuan threw potato chips into his mouth, waved his hands and laughed.He and Qingfeng are two extremes. This kid doesn't have any deep feelings for basketball, and he scoffs at the distant goals Qingfeng set for himself.

Aomine Dahui's face showed a little displeasure, and before it happened, Heizi patted Aomine Dahui's arm and comforted him:
"Qingfeng, I believe you will be able to become a top player!"

"And I, as your shadow, will help you reach a higher level!"

Heizi's words made Qingfeng Dahui's expression slightly pale, excitedly punching with Heizi tacitly.

"Well, definitely!"

However, such an atmosphere full of affection was broken by sudden words.

"Junior high school student, if you really only intend to become the shadow of the strong, I think you should stop playing basketball."

While Teiko and the others were waiting for the school bus, Jinguji Budo, who had just finished training, appeared at the school gate with a sports backpack on his back.

Unfortunately, he also heard the conversation between Qingfeng Dahui and Heizi.

Akashi and the others turned their heads when they heard the words, and saw clearly that the person who came was actually Jinguji Budao. They forcibly held back the words they wanted to swear, and instead greeted in unison:
"Senior Jinguji!"

Qingfeng and Heizi didn't bow to say hello, they stared blankly at Jinguji Budao, as if they were wondering why Budao said those sharp words just now.

"Senior Jinguji, I'm a team member of Teiko Middle School, and my name is Kuroko Tetsuya."

"I don't know what I said just now, what's the problem? As the shadow of a strong man, why can't he play basketball?"

"I know that you are very strong and you are the trump card of Xiangbei High School, but even so, you can't deny my basketball."

Although Heizi looks weak and weak, there is something he insists on in his heart.His love for basketball is not weaker than that of Aomine Daiki.Heizi also knew clearly that his physical condition was not as good as that of Aomine Daiki and the others, but he also longed to stand on the court.

By passing the ball, assisting his teammates to attack, playing like a shadow is the capital he relies on for survival.

But all of this was denied by Jinguji Budao.

"Heizi Tetsuya." Budo pretended to be hearing this name for the first time, and repeated it softly, as if he had just met Heizi, then looked at Heizi, and continued:
"So is Hei Zizhe."

"Your basketball can't help your teammates grow."

"On the contrary, you will become a shackle for the growth of your teammates."

"The improvement of strength is a very personal thing. On the basketball court, 1+1 may really be greater than 2."

"However, 1+1 cannot be greater than 2+2."

"Student Heizi, let me call you that."

"Your basketball talent is... um... off the mark."

"But if you only develop your ability to conduct, I think very quickly, you can't stay on the court."

Jinguji Budao's perception of Heizi can't be said to be good or bad. For a young man who loves basketball, Budao doesn't mind giving some pointers.

Does Hei Zizhe have basketball talent?Just looking at physical fitness, maybe it really doesn't exist.He is short, not fast, and not strong enough to play basketball.

However, Heizi's vision, the overall situation, and the spirituality of passing the ball do exist.Budao did see some of this in the warm-up match before.

These are also valuable qualities of a good player.

"Senior Jinguji, what do you mean?!"

Akashi's brains turned much faster than Kuroko's, and he immediately heard the implication of Budao's words.Kuroko's current style of play is the result of his suggestion. Maybe Akashi knows himself better than Kuroko.

"Dribble drive, shoot, pass."

"The combination of the three is the standard equipment for a defender."

"You don't have to be superb, but you can't be perfect at all."

"Your passing is very good, you are spiritual, your vision is very wide, and your movement on the court is also very accurate. On this basis, if you have a certain ability to attack independently, your role will be different."

Budou's words made Akashi silent. He thought that Budou would have a different opinion on Kuroko, but he didn't expect that the traditional standard was still the standard.

Autonomous attack? !Heizi's survival is the thin presence on the court, and once he starts to attack, that thin presence will disappear.And Heizi's offensive skills are really hard to describe in words.
If the feature of "thin sense of presence" is gone, Akashi really can't figure out why Kuroko is standing on the court.

Budou observed Akashi's expression and instantly knew what he was thinking, but Budou didn't care.Akashi had already set an upper limit for Kuroko in his heart. He felt that if he broke through this upper limit, Kuroko would be useless, but Budou didn't think so.

Who said that if someone is defending, he must not be able to send an exquisite pass? !

"Student Heizi, you should be the kind of person who dribbles badly, moves slowly, and shoots with no precision, right?"

"Otherwise, there won't be such a style of play."

"However, what I want to say is that you are still young, after all, you are just a middle school student."

"Don't set an upper limit for yourself early on. Dribbling, shooting, and breakthroughs can all be practiced. I think you have good coordination when you play, and you can see that the touch should be soft when you play the ball."

"Take some time, everything can be practiced."

"While strengthening the pass, expand your arsenal."

"You can only keep up with your teammates if you work harder than them."

"The world of basketball is cruel, talent is really important."

"I can't even keep up with my talent. If I don't work hard, I can only be thrown away by my teammates and defeated by my opponent!"

"Gives precise passes under high-pressure defense, and can seize the opportunity to attack alone when the opponent makes mistakes."

"I think you should be a classmate Heizi who can do this."

At the end of Budao's speech, he had already walked in front of Heizi Tetsuya, lowered his head, and looked at Heizi Tetsuya.

Heizi also raised his head, looking at this high school senior with "talent" written all over his body, with an emotion called "expectation" surging in his eyes.

Heizi fell into the scene Wu Dao had drawn for him.

"If I can do it, I should be able to give Aomine and the others more help."

Bu Dao read Heizi's emotions from Heizi's eyes, with a smile on his face, he turned and left.

"Come on, basketball boy."

Bu Dao waved his hand, bathed in the setting sun, slowly disappeared at the end of the road, disappeared in the eyes of Heizi and others.Not long after Budo Jinguji left, Hanamichi Sakuragi hurried to the school gate, looked left and right to see Budo, and asked the junior high school students:

"Hey! Did you see a tall and handsome guy coming out of Xiangbei? If so, where did he go?"

Kuroko was immersed in his own world, and if he didn't return to Sakuragi Flower Road, Akashi looked at Sakuragi, pointed in the direction where Budo left, and his gaze returned to Kuroko, and after thinking about it, he was about to speak, but was caught by Sakuragi interrupted:
"Junior high school students, you guys are doing pretty well."

"That brat, your passing is not bad, better than that idiot Qingtian!"

Yingmu Huadao noticed the dazed Heizi, patted Heizi's shoulder familiarly, and then quickly ran towards the direction Budao left.

Sakuragi's words brought back Kuroko's thoughts.Hearing this, Akashi swallowed back what he wanted to say, looked at the direction where Jinguji Budou and Sakuragi left, and sighed secretly in his heart: "Forget it. Let Kuroko decide for himself. Maybe, Senior Jinguji saw it. farther than me."

For Jinguji Budo, the sudden appearance of everyone from Teiko Middle School is nothing more than adding a little color to Jinguji Budo's boring high school life.

After that day, Jinguji Budo's life returned to calm again, repeating the life of three points and one line.

Home, school, Fujima's house.

Compared with Budo, Sakuragi Hanamichi's high school life is far more colorful than that of junior high school. It's not because of his current basketball relationship, but because Shonhoku High School not only has Haruko, but also Rukawa Kaede and the others. A "enemy".

Sakuragi fell asleep during class, thinking about Haruko in his mind, and went to the arena after school to show off his "strength" in front of Haruko, like a peacock with its tail open.In addition, you can also quarrel with Yohei and Kiyota, life is full and rich.

And this peaceful and peaceful campus life was completely broken as the county competition approached.

"Dangdangdang!!!"

"This is the battle table for the county competition!!"

"Due to last year's results in Xiangbei, we had byes in the first few rounds this year."

"Only in an 8-to-4 game, there will be a game!"

"As long as you qualify for the semi-finals, you will be half-footed into the national competition."

"And after that, there will be a round-robin match between the semi-finals. The top two teams in the semi-finals will be able to qualify and represent Kanagawa County to participate in the national competition!"

In the gymnasium in northern Hunan, Caizi posted a large match list on the "information wall" of the arena, and popularized the competition system of the national competition to the freshmen.

The senior students have all experienced the county competition. Caizi's explanation is mainly to let the freshmen have a basic understanding of the county competition.

After so many days of hiding our strengths and biding our time, the county competition finally came. When the first graders heard the news, all of them had excited smiles on their faces, especially the first grader who had just been promoted to the main selection by coach Anxi not long ago, Oda Long Zheng was particularly excited.

"County competition! It's finally here."

"I must prove myself on the field!"

Today, Ryumasa Oda is not troubled by injuries, and the training at Shonhoku High School has also given him a lot of help. Compared with his junior high school, Ryumasa Oda has made great progress in his personal strength, and he looks confident full.

"Hahahaha, this genius is finally able to show my strength on a bigger stage!"

"Haruko, I won't let you down~"

Sakuragi Hanamichi just glanced at the battle table in a hurry, and then glanced at Haruko who was not far away, showing a bright smile. Seeing Yinggi Hanamichi smiling at her, the silly Haruko waved and said hello.

Regardless of the frequent interaction between Sakuragi Hanamichi and Haruko, but as far as Budou knows, there is no substantial progress between Sakuragi and Haruko.Sakuragi Hanamichi seemed to have been hurt too badly when he was in middle school, but he just released his love and dared not take that step.

Haruko was also a dull person, although she felt it faintly, she didn't pierce the window paper.

Takako Fujima, an "experienced person", is very anxious to see the vague love of adolescent boys and girls.

Unlike them, Budao and Takako Fujima made much faster progress, but they were the same as Sakuragi and the others in that one layer was not pierced, but it was not the window paper.

The opening ceremony of the prefectural competition was held at the Kanagawa Prefectural Gymnasium.

After the opening ceremony, the qualifiers for the county competition began. Coach Anxi led the Xiangbei people to watch the two games in the morning, and then left with the team members.

Before the 8-to-4 match, there are still several rounds of knockout rounds.

As a qualifying team last year, Xiangbei High School has also become a challenged role in this county competition.

It's just that if those challengers want to come to Xiangbei, they need to go through some hard work.

Coach Anxi is very clear about the strength of his team. In the first few rounds of games, he would not waste time leading his players to watch the game.However, the training in Xiangbei has also been reduced in intensity with the beginning of the preliminaries of the county competition. Apart from some warm-up matches within the team to maintain the competitive state of the players, Coach Anxi did not arrange any high-intensity training.

More often, it is to explain the tactics to the players, split the tactics, and do some simple drills.

And when Xiangbei came to the Kanagawa County Arena for the second time this year, it was already an 8-in-4 game.

Their opponent in this game is Miuradai who broke through and reached the quarterfinals.

In the stadium, the cleaning staff quickly cleaned the floor and prepared for the match.

In the rest areas on both sides of the court, the players from Xiangbei and Miuradai have all changed into their game uniforms and are making final adjustments before the game.

Today's game, the entire arena was full of spectators. It was obviously just an 8-to-4 game. The number of people watching the game was much higher than the previous game.

"Today's Game"

"Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, Kiyoda Nobunaga, Oda Ryumasa, Nango Koichiro."

"The five of you, as the starters, will play the game."

In the Xiangbei rest area, coach Anzai stood up and said to Sakuragi and others who had already changed their jerseys.On the other side of the rest area, Jinguji Budao, Mitsui Shou and others sat together, looking at Sakuragi and others standing in front of Coach Anzai.

Unlike Sakuragi and the others, Budo and Mitsui Shou and the others are old starters, not to mention warming up and changing jerseys.They didn't even take off their team uniforms, so they didn't mean to play at all.

Coach Anxi intends to use a full first-year team to help Xiangbei High School reach the semi-finals!
(End of this chapter)